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#3 154 not out v Australia at Sydney, 2008
This Test match is infamous for all the wrong reasons and the umpiring controversies in addition to the 'Monkeygate' affair have probably overshadowed the fact that Sachin Tendulkar scored one of his finest centuries in the first innings of the second Test match at Sydney back in 2008. Responding to Australia's 463 in the first innings, India did well and when Tendulkar walked in to bat, they were well placed at 183 for 2.
However, they soon lost Laxman and it was up to Tendulkar to steer the innings in the right direction and he did so in breathtaking fashion.
In an innings filled with superb stroke play, Tendulkar scored 154 runs and remained unbeaten till the end as India scored 532 to take a first-innings lead. He hit 14 boundaries and a six in the innings and faced up to 243 deliveries. He recorded a strike rate of 63.37 and it proved to be the right approach as India kept losing wickets.
However, his talent as a batsman was in full view as he played one of his finest innings in his career despite getting very little support from the other end.
